During the mid-nineteenth century through the beginning of the twentieth century, America went from being an agrarian rural society to an urban industrial one. With this shift, America experienced an explosive economic growth. By 1913, the nation was producing one third of the world’s industrial outcome. America started to become a more industrial nation since it was enjoying abundant natural resources, a growing supply of labor, an expanding market of manufactured goods, and the availability of capital for investment. The federal government played an important part as well since it promoted constructions by granting land to companies and using the army to remove the Indians from western lands desired by many.
Huge business unquestionably had impact in this development of the economy, yet there are still other additionally political and social impacts to consider. This permitted the biggest and most effective of the organizations in America to undertake the leading role in the economy to their fullest potential and grow. Likewise through huge business, overseas businesses and markets prospered, therefore this accumulating a considerable measure of capital into the business sector. Huge organizations obliged mass-promoting and extensive manufacturing; this would add to the expanding interest of general society, and now likewise foreign interest, which expanded deals and profits of organizations, less demanding and a lot more rapid. Innovative developments permitted the utilisation of mass manufacture, for instance, the formation of the mechanical production system or the "Conveyor Belt" by Henry Ford for the Model T Ford auto.
Techniques of the both empires also grew through their military that defended the empires and conquered neighboring lands. Though only Rome also used their military to build roads and government buildings which contributed to the economic wealth of the empire, both empires had thriving economies and trading systems. The silk road helped connect the two prospering civilizations together. The techniques that were developed through administration, military, and trade helped Rome and Han China out live many other empires and continue to be strong, until the final years of their reign. A difference and similarities in administrative techniques used in Han China and Rome can be seen when looking at the emperors and legislative bodies.
Also China is a NIC (newly industrialised country). China has vast reserves of natural resources like coal, oil and natural gas. This is used to help fuel industrial development, meaning more jobs and opportunities so making the place more globalised. China has lots of human resources that make it a “winner”. It has a huge population to support its development.
European imperialism began again due to the many technological advances and increased feeling of nationalism. Many forces caused the new imperialism such as the overproduction of goods, increased pride for one’s own country, and the need to expand territory and spread Christianity. One factor of the start of imperialism was the increased supply of goods and demand for raw materials. The demand “of giant industries for colonial raw materials” increased and those who desired these raw materials publicly supported imperialism (D #1). Since these people were crucial to the economy, people tended to agree with their opinions.
Between 1100 to 1600 C.E. cities played the role of maintaining social and cultural structure with a greater power in charged that provided a booming success with the economy. During 1100 to 1600 C.E. it was very common for the western and eastern hemispheres of the world to have someone in charge of a city to take care of the civilians. Sometimes these cities were even under monarchy that helped the economy greatly with vendors selling rare gems and gold outside of their castle gates.
Meals for the wealthiest classes, as in the nobles and the rich, had a much more variety of dishes, and they also enjoyed delicacies such as pastries. The bread that the upper classes ate had a higher proportion of wheat, and was finely grounded and sifted. Stale bread was cut into squares and put on a surface to serve with other foods and sauces. When the rich were done with their meals, the leftover, soaked bread was usually given to the lower classes. The aristocrats even paid huge amounts of money to hire expedition teams to export spices from Asia and Africa.
In this era the United States was under going some major changes that were developing the country into how we know it today. Industrialization essentially made work easier for those in factories. Due to the use of assembly lines in factories across the country, not only were the factories producing more of their products but they were also being produced faster. In this time frame, factories were located in the heart of the cities with access to everything else like stores and markets around them. The demand for workers increased heavily in these new factories, which was a reason why individuals were moving into the cities to work in the factories vis à vis in the fields farming.
Railroad building in Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Russia, Japan, and especially in the United States fueled a tremendous expansion in the world’s rail networks from 1850 to 1900. 2. In the non-industrialized world, railroads were also built wherever they would be of value to business or to government. 3. Railroads consumed huge amounts of land and timber for ties and bridges.
Maybe one of the most important was the improvement of our nation’s railroads and communications network. This development permitted the abundant agricultural and mineral resources of the western parts of the country to be brought into profitable production. The Industrial Revolution of the period did increase the number of urban jobs and encouraged rural residents to move to urban centers for work and an improved standard of living. Technological innovations in transportation and construction contributed to urban migration, allowing urban residents to live further from their jobs than walking distance. Such technology led to suburbs with groups living in neighborhoods of similar social status.